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Manacle and Coin Adjusted Cost Chart
This is an adjusted table of costs in Resources, Jade and Silver coinage, intended to replace the chart in Manacle and Coin. That chart seems to be based on inaccurate assumptions about the value of the coins involved. I've chosen that chart to revise because the rest of the chapter is fairly consistent in its definitions -- the values of coins listed on page 107 line up effectively with the Resources conversion chart on page 122, for example.
The chart I present here adjusts the cost and resources values of most items from the original chart, as well as adding additional gradations and new items in several places to make the chart more authoritative.
These costs are based on several factors:
- The general relationship between costs in the Manacle and Coin chart. While these costs are generally inaccurate, I tried to maintain the overall relative expense of various items, except when dictated otherwise by other concerns.
- The rules for Resources on page 325 of the core book. By these standards, items should go up an order of magnitude, typically, between Resources ratings. In addition, an item with a given Resources should represent a serious purchase for someone with an equal rating -- probably occupying a significant portion of their monthly (or even seasonal) income.
- The need for all units of money. Manacle and Coin seems to indicate that every denomination described within the book is at least theoretically useful in some circumstance, so I've attempted to adjust the chart to reflect this.
- Common sense. The Resources rules in the corebook were intended to be a quick and dirty solution on an extremely grainy scale. They don't really scale properly to include peasants, since even basic items like an ox are far, far beyond a peasant's income. Many items would properly be Resources X, since a peasant could afford them as a significant monthly expense and anyone with a "real" job could buy them out-of-pocket.
- Later information. Some of these costs are refactored to fit with later information. For example, some of the Everyday Wonders are reduced in price, given the relative ease of producing them with thaumaturgy and their relative commonality.
A basic chart of potential cost ranges for each Resources rating:
Resources X: Anything up to about 2 koku
Resources •: Anywhere from 2 koku (about a week's income) to 2 obols (a month's income)
Resources ••: Anywhere from 2 obols (about a week's income) to 1 mina (a month's income)
Resources •••: Anywhere from 1 mina (about a week's income) to 4 minae (a month's income)
Resources ••••: Anywhere from 4 minae (about a week's income) to 4 bars (a month's income)
Resources •••••: Anywhere from 4 bars (about a week's income) to 4 talents (a season's income)
Some objects will cost more than the listed minimums, if they are considered a large investment. For example, houses and land tend to exceed these maximums, since one is likely to devote a significantly larger portion of one's income towards buying one.
While it's not specified as such in the book, this revised chart assumes that all prices are urban -- the prices you would pay in the Imperial City or Nexus for such items. In a smaller city, cut the prices of common goods and services by a quarter to a third. In villages and rural areas, reduce the cost of locally available goods (clothes, food, animals, etc.) by a half to two-thirds; however, double, triple, or more the costs of luxuries and other imported goods.
For items like weapons and armor, this chart also assumes that the items being purchased are of fine quality -- made with solid, careful craftsmanship. For basic or poor workmanship, reduce the prices by as much as one half. For exceptional weapons and armor, double the listed price.
All silver prices provided are given as a strict conversion from Jade standard prices, given the current conversion rate of 1 Jade Talent = 5 Silver Talents (page 119). This works out to 1 obol = 7.8125 dinars, which puts the value of a dinar at just over that of a koku. It also provides for some very pleasant conversions.
Sustenance
Item Resources Jade Silver
A week of gruel for a family X 1 siu 1/16 dinar A week of basic food for a family X 2 siu 1/8 dinar A week of meat for a family X 3 siu 3/16 dinar A week of fine food for a family • 4 koku 4 dinars A week of excellent food for a family •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars A barrel of beer • 3 koku 3 dinars A crate of tea • 5 koku 5 dinars A cask of wine (poor) • 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars A cask of wine (fine) •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars A cask of wine (vintage) ••• 1 mina 125 dinars
Room and Board
Item Resources Jade Silver
A bed in a poor hostel (nightly) X 2 koku 2 dinars A room at an inn (nightly) • 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars A room at a fine inn (nightly) •• 3 obols 23 1/2 dinars A room at a noble inn (nightly) ••• 1 mina 125 dinars A single room in a city (monthly) • 3 koku 3 dinars A comfortable apartment in a city (monthly) •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars A nice apartment in a city (monthly) ••• 1 mina 125 dinars A posh apartment in a city (monthly) •••• 6 minae 750 dinars A meal at a poor establishment X 1 siu 1/16 dinar A meal at an inn • 2 koku 2 dinars A meal at a fine inn • 6 koku 6 dinars A meal at a noble inn •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars
Clothing and Jewelry
Item Resources Jade Silver
Peasant Clothes X 4 yen 1/256 dinar Fine Clothes • 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars Fancy Clothes •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Courtly Clothes ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Royal Rainment •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Noble Jewelry ••• 3 minae 375 dinars Regal Jewelry •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars Imperial Jewelry ••••• 6 bars 6000 dinars
Slaves and Animals
Item Resources Jade Silver
Unskilled Slave •• 6 obols 46 7/8 dinars Skilled Slave •• 1 mina 125 dinars Concubine ••• 2 minae 250 dinars Slave keep (annual) • 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Small pet X 3 siu 1/32 dinar Small farm animal X 4 quian 1/16 dinar Large farm animal • 2 koku 2 dinars Poor horse • 2 koku 2 dinars Fine camel/horse •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars Elephant or mammoth ••• 5 shekels 312 1/2 dinars Horse fodder (monthly) • 2 koku 2 dinars Elephant fodder (monthly) •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Work horse stabling (weekly) • 6 koku 6 dinars Fine horse stabling (weekly) •• 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars
Ships and Property
Item Resources Jade Silver
Buy an estate •••• 1 talent 8000 dinars Build a peasant house • 1 shekel 62 1/2 dinars Build country or town house •••• 10 bars 10000 dinars Staff a country villa or townhouse ••• 2 minae 250 dinars Furnish tounhouse or villa (spartan) ••• 3 shekels 187 1/2 dinars Furnish townhouse or villa (posh) •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Build a grand palace ••••• 3 talents 24000 dinars Staff a grand palace (monthly) •••• 5 minae 625 dinars Furnish a grand palace (spartan) •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars Furnish a grand palace (posh) ••••• 1 talent 8000 dinars Lavish feast for two dozen ••• 3 minae 375 dinars Grand banquet for 200 •••• 12 minae 1500 dinars Erect a Manse (* to ***) •••• 1 talent 8000 dinars Erect a Manse (**** to *****) ••••• 4 talents 32000 dinars Passage across the Inland Sea •• 1 shekel 62.5 dinars Buy a yacht or ship •••• 4 bars 4000 dinars Crew and provender a ship (monthly) •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Crew and provender a yacht (monthly) ••• 2 minae 250 dinars Rent a mercenary company (monthly) •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Rent a crack mercenary company (monthly) •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars
Realm Expenses
Item Resources Jade Silver
Commission (field command) ••• 4 minae 500 dinars Commission (legion command) •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars Donatives to become imperial prefect •••• 4 bars 4000 dinars Donatives to become imperial satrap ••••• 1 talent 8000 dinars Donatives to get into a good school ••• 4 minae 500 dinars Raise a new legion ••••• 1 talent 8000 dinars Keep a legion armed, fed (annually) •••• 3 bars 3000 dinars
Weapons
Item Resources Jade Silver
Chopping Sword ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Great Sword ••• 3 shekels 187 1/2 dinars Knife X 1 koku 1 dinar Short Sword • 2 koku 2 dinars Slashing Sword •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Straight Sword •• 3 obols 23 1/2 dinars Axe • 4 koku 4 dinars Club/Staff • 2 koku 2 dinars Great Axe •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Hammer • 4 koku 4 dinars Mace • 6 koku 6 dinars Poleaxe •• 1 shekel 62 1/2 dinars Sledge •• 5 obols 39 1/16 dinars Lance • 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars Short Spear • 2 koku 2 dinars Spear • 6 koku 6 dinars Cestus • 4 koku 4 dinars Fighting Gauntlet • 1 obol 7 13/16 dinars Khatar •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars Tiger Claws •• 6 obols 46 7/8 dinars Hook Sword ••• 3 shekels 187 1/2 dinars Seven-Section Staff •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Wind-Fire Wheel •• 3 obols 23 1/2 dinars Short Bow • 4 koku 4 dinars Long Bow •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Composite Bow ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Chakram X 1 koku 1 dinar Hatchet • 2 koku 2 dinars Javelin X 1 koku 1 dinar Throwing Baton X 1 koku 1 dinar Throwing Knife X 1 koku 1 dinar
Armor
Item Resources Jade Silver
Breastplate •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars Buff Jacket • 4 koku 4 dinars Chain Shirt •• 6 obols 46 7/8 dinars Chain Hauberk ••• 1 minae 125 dinars Lamellar ••• 3 shekels 187 1/2 dinars Reinforced Buff Jacket •• 5 obols 39 1/16 dinars (Concealed Plates) •• 7 obols 54 11/16 dinars Articulated Plate •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars Plate-and-Chain ••• 4 minae 500 dinars Reinforced Breastplate ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Chain Swathing ••• 4 minae 500 dinars Superheavy Plate •••• 3 bars 3000 dinars
Helmets and Shields
Item Resources Jade Silver
Masked Helm ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Pot Helm •• 3 obols 23 1/2 dinars Slotted Helm •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Buckler • 2 koku 2 dinars Target Shield •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars Tower Shield ••• 1 mina 125 dinars
Everyday Wonders
Item Resources Jade Silver
Premade prayer papers • 2 koku 2 dinars Special prayer papers •• 2 obols 15 5/8 dinars Small animal sacrifices • 4 koku 4 dinars Large animal sacrifices •• 4 obols 31 1/2 dinars Burning incense ••• 1 mina 125 dinars Seven Bounties Paste ••• 2 minae 250 dinars Sweet Cordial •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Found luck talisman X 1 koku 1 dinar Found disease talisman X 1 koku 1 dinar Found warding charm • 3 koku 3 dinars Created warding charm •• 3 obols 23 1/2 dinars Created good luck charm •• 4 obols 31 1/4 dinars Created walkaway ••• 1 mina 125 dinars
Lesser and Greater Wonders
Item Resources Jade Silver
Collar of Dawn's Cleansing Light ••• 4 minae 500 dinars Dragon Tear Tiara •••• 1 bar 1000 dinars Daiklave •••• 4 bars 4000 dinars Grand Daiklave ••••• 2 talents 16000 dinars Hearthstone Amulet ••• 3 minae 375 dinars Hearthstone Bracers •••• 2 bars 2000 dinars Mask •••• 4 bars 4000 dinars